Chapter 68, ROADS AND BRIDGES

68-169. Joint agreements between secretary of transportation and local units and between local units. Any county, city or political subdivision of this state shall have the authority to enter into written agreements with each other or with the secretary of transportation with res…

68-170. Construction and improvement of roads and bridges on state owned lands; definitions. As used in this act, the term "state agency" means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, or any agency or unit within any office, department or board, a…

68-171. Same; agreements between secretary of transportation and state agencies. The secretary of transportation and any state agency authorized by law to provide for the construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of streets, roads or bridges, are hereby authorized …

68-172. Same; agencies authorized to use funds. The state agency is authorized to expend available moneys for construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of roads, streets or bridges, in accordance with the terms of any agreement entered into under the provisions of …

68-173. Same; disposition of moneys. All moneys collected by the secretary of transportation pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-42…

68-182. Direct payment to seller of certain lands or interests therein acquired for highway, road or street purposes. Where land or an easement or other interest in land for highway, road or street purposes is acquired by any county or city by purchase, and such county or city so…

68-183. Same; limitations on meaning of term "by purchase." The term "by purchase" as used in this act shall not include land, or an easement or other interest in land acquired by eminent domain proceedings. History: L. 1973, ch. 264, § 2; April 6.

68-184. Sprinkling irrigation water on highways declared a public nuisance; injunction. (a) No person shall allow the sprinkling of water from any irrigation watering system upon any state, county or township road or highway within this state. (b) Any sprinkling of water on roads…

68-401. Acceptance of federal aid. The assent of the legislature is hereby given to the provisions and requirements of the act of congress known as the federal-aid road act, approved July 11, 1916, entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the con…

68-402. Same; contracts; disbursements of moneys. The secretary of transportation may enter into all contracts and agreements necessary to cooperate with the United States department of transportation or any of the other federal departments or agencies and may do and perform all …

68-402b. Federal aid for highway costs; contracts; payments; allocation of federal aid; pledge of federal aid to repay advances. (a) Authority is hereby granted to counties, cities and political subdivisions in this state to enter into contracts through or with the secretary of t…

68-402c. Federal aid; limitation on high type pavement inapplicable. The limitation on the amount of high type pavement which may be constructed in any one year by the secretary of transportation, as provided in K.S.A. 68-416, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, …

68-402f. Fees charged counties by secretary of transportation on certain federal road and bridge projects. Whenever any federal act or the regulation by any federal agency shall require that the secretary of transportation shall perform engineering services in connection with a f…

68-404. Powers and duties of secretary of transportation. The secretary of transportation shall have the following powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction: (a) General supervision over the administration of all road and bridge laws and over the construction and maintenance of …

68-404a. Construction and maintenance of certain highways traversing federal property. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to expend funds from the highway fund for the purpose of maintaining, by and with the consent of the appropriate agencies of t…

68-404b. Detention dams on Fort Riley military reservation to protect Ogden from flood waters. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to negotiate with the United States army and any other appropriate federal authorities to obtain consent to construct and maintain o…

68-405. County and township officers to furnish information to secretary of transportation, when; federal-aid contract requirements. It is hereby made the duty of the boards of county commissioners, county clerks, county engineers and the members of the township boards of highway…

68-406. Designation of highways in state system; total mileage, exclusions; revision and classification; connecting links and detours; direct routes to certain facilities and institutions; roads in state parks; posting speed limits and establishing facilities on certain streets a…

68-406a. Inclusion of certain unimproved links of county road into state highway system. Any county road which is not a part of the state highway system, but which road is a continuation of a state highway, which state highway is a cross-state highway except for the part of said …

68-407. Duties and authority of secretary of transportation; bids, where received; contracts. The secretary of transportation is authorized to perform all work, or to enter into, perform and require the performance of all contracts incident to the construction, improvement, recon…

68-408. Letting of contracts; time and place; notice. The secretary of transportation, before awarding any contract for the construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of the state highway system, shall publish notice of the letting at least once in each week for two…

68-408a. Bids; electronic submission. (a) The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to implement electronic submission of sealed bids as a procurement process accessible by highway construction contractors and other qualified contractors for highway projects. Prior to …

68-409. Plans and specifications; display. Before advertising for bids for any contract as provided in the preceding section said secretary shall provide plans and specifications of the proposed work or improvement, which plans and specifications shall be displayed for the inspec…

68-410. Contracts to be let to lowest responsible bidder; nonresidents; bonds in lieu of mechanic's liens; filing claim before actions on bond. All contracts for the construction, improvement, reconstruction, and maintenance of the highway system, the cost of which exceeds one th…

68-411. Partial payment on contracts; regulations for withholding. The secretary of transportation shall make partial payment to a contractor performing any road or bridge work under contract with it, as the work may progress, said partial payment not to be less than ninety perce…

68-412. Designation and improvement of city streets as connecting links; apportionment of costs. After the secretary of transportation shall deem it advisable for the proper completion of the state highway system to designate any city street as a connecting link in the state high…

68-412a. Acquisition of right-of-way for streets as connecting links in cities. Whenever it becomes necessary for the proper construction, maintenance, or improvement of streets in cities, which streets have been designated as connecting links in the state highway system, to acqu…

68-413. Acquisition of title or easement by secretary of transportation, eminent domain; disposition of property or interest, sale at public auction, when; appraisal; advertisement of sale; reappraisement, when; conveyance, record; disposition of moneys; succession of secretary o…

68-413a. Same; conveyance of title to oil and gas in place to present landowners; exceptions. The state of Kansas does herewith and hereby convey all right, title and interest in and to all oil and gas in place, in and under any and all right-of-way, heretofore obtained in the na…

68-413b. Rights of way of state highways to be used exclusively for public highway purposes, exception; removal of unauthorized structures or objects; public utility and other legal rights not affected. All rights of way of state highways shall be used exclusively for public high…

68-414. Improvement of railroad crossings on state highway system; division of cost; safety devices or signals. The secretary of transportation, in the construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of the state highway system, shall have the power and authority to comp…

68-415. Removal of poles, piers, abutments, pipelines or other fixtures along highway; procedure; advancement of moneys to utilities for removal or relocation of utilities, structures or facilities; certain water lines. (a) Whenever any person, firm or any corporation created for…

68-416. State highway fund; apportionment; city connecting links; use of funds. The state highway fund shall be apportioned as follows: (a) The secretary of transportation annually shall apportion and distribute quarterly, on the first day of January, April, July and October, to …

68-416a. Maintenance of city connecting links. Maintenance of city connecting links shall be as follows: (a) Where cities receive an amount per lane per mile as provided in K.S.A. 68-416, and amendments thereto, such cities shall be responsible for all maintenance of such city co…

68-419a. Design defects; exempting contractor from liability in certain cases. (a) Whenever any public officer, as defined by K.S.A. 75-4301, shall enter into a contract on behalf of the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof for the construction of any highway or turnpik…

68-420. Validity of act. If any section, clause, sentence, paragraph, part or provision of this act shall be found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section, clause, sentence, parag…

68-421. Construction of act. In administering and carrying out the provisions of this act, the secretary of transportation shall be governed by the highway laws of the state so far as possible, and for the purpose of administration of this act all Kansas statutes referring to roa…

68-422. Erection of signs and markers. The secretary of transportation is authorized to adopt and erect uniform marking guides and warning signs for identifying various routes on the state highway system. The secretary is authorized to remove any and all billboards or signs locat…

68-422a. Erection of signs; unlawful acts. The secretary of transportation, the board of county commissioners of each county and the governing body of each incorporated city shall cause signs to be erected at suitable intervals on public highways in their respective areas of auth…

68-423a. Advance acquisition of real property or rights for future construction on state highway system; disposal of property acquired; appraisal; sale; public auction, when; advertisements; new appraisement and readvertisement; conveyance; record; disposition of moneys. (a) It i…

68-423b. Same; property or rights for routes for future construction, maintenance or drainage of routes on system or for use as roadside parks, rest areas or park facilities near state highways. The secretary of transportation is authorized to purchase or acquire by the exercise …

68-423c. Establishment of roadside parks, rest areas and park facilities near state highways authorized. The secretary of transportation is authorized to establish, construct, reconstruct and maintain roadside parks, rest areas, and park facilities along or conveniently near a st…

68-423d. Same; access roads. The secretary of transportation is authorized to establish, construct, reconstruct and maintain access roads which extend from a state highway to a roadside park, rest area, or park facility. History: L. 1963, ch. 341, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 111; Au…

68-423e. Same; acquisitions of rights-of-way; eminent domain. The secretary of transportation is authorized to acquire such rights-of-way for the above purposes as the secretary may deem necessary by gift, dedication, purchase or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain. Hi…

68-423f. Same; rules and regulations for use. The secretary of transportation may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of such roadside parks, rest areas, and park facilities. History: L. 1963, ch. 341, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 113; August 15. Attorney General's Opinions…

68-432. Display of goods on state highway right-of-way; operation of vending facilities by blind persons. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to display to the public within the right-of-way of any state highway outside the limits of any city, any goods, wares or merch…

68-433. Same; penalties. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any court having competent jurisdiction shall be fined in a sum of not more than fifty dollars and costs. History: L. 1941, ch. …

68-434. County authorized to pay state's share of cost of highway improvements; general obligation bonds. When the board of county commissioners of any county determines it is desirable to pay the state's share of the cost of highway improvement in such county, the board may issu…

68-435. Same; election, when. The board of county commissioners of any county may submit the question of issuing general obligation bonds of the county as authorized by K.S.A. 68-434 to the electors at an election called by such board at any time and held thereon, and any such bo…

68-436. Same; revenue bonds. When the secretary of transportation has agreed to schedule an improvement project to begin construction within one year, and that local participation in supplying funds is desirable, the board of county commissioners of any county may participate wit…